Manifesto for a Dream

"Jackson urges scientists to step up and build visions of change that support communities in their fight for justice. She sets the path for radical change that is attainable to save our society from further deterioration—and to realize the Dream of equality on which our government was founded. Change requires all of us—including academics. Let's all heed her call—we cannot afford to wait." ~Dolores Huerta

"Should we bind the fates of rich and poor children together, so that if one rises or falls, the other does too? Should we outlaw practices that generate inequality? Should education be reserved for the first two decades of life or should we promote lifelong learning? These are some of the questions Michelle Jackson raises in this thought-provoking book. Manifesto for a Dream dispenses with tinkering around the edges to advocate for a social science that embraces radical reforms to reduce inequality. This is a book to wrestle with." ~Matthew Desmond, Princeton University

"A searing analysis and reckoning with what it will take to ensure the 'dream' extends to those who have been so long denied it. An exceptionally creative and hopeful vision for what America could become. Now is the time to embrace this bold vision." ~Kathryn J. Edin, author of $2.00 a Day

"Grounded in justice, this book provides an essential critique and call to arms for the academy, and social scientists, in particular, to alter our ways of facilitating the status-quo of growing inequality, and, instead, to more directly promote radical reform to a system that has generated institutions that serve the elite and constraint the rest. I applaud Michelle Jackson for setting an example and providing a blueprint for anyone who wants to understand the necessary role of academics for an authentic solution to unjust inequality." ~Darrick Hamilton, The New School

"[Manifesto for a Dream] invites readers to rethink the limited and isolated social proposals present today, and to generate large-scale policy interventions to address the larger, more complex, interconnected network of advantage and disadvantage that unfairly limits access to societal resources. Recommended." ~K. M. McKinley, CHOICE